jpdb beta

(period of) a year; during an era

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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east

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south

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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four

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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oh; ah

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sumptuous feast; debauch

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party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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alcohol; sake

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dead drunk; blotto

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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ah; oh; hey!

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one breath; chug!; drink!

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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season; weather

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(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)

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candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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from the beginning

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we

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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be; is

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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